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Lee Anderson threatened a university whose debating society banned Reform UK and was given a lesson he’ll never forget
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Lee really hates people who could get into university. https://t.co/JWejT4QrLy
— Cathy Beesley (@beesley_cathy) February 10, 2026
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So a Reform government would only fund universities that support it? Nothing fascist about that.
And, disgusting of you to suggest that taxpayers money is racists’ money.
— Shoaib M Khan (@ShoaibMKhan) February 9, 2026
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This is TRUMP 101 – throw their toys out the pram and threaten to destroy the lives and prospects of 10,000s of students, staff and lecturers. A vengeful & spiteful party who will destroy Britain if given any power.
— Sam (@SamCKx) February 10, 2026
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Are you incapable of distinguishing between a university and a debating society, Zia?
— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) February 9, 2026
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Really concerning that a supposedly mainstream political party would threaten to defund an entire Welsh university because of a statement from a handful of students in its debating society. Full on Trump behaviour. https://t.co/WJR5Y1r400
— Richard John (@RichardJohnRJ) February 10, 2026
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“I have written to the Vice Chancellor of #Bangor University informing him that barring #Reform from speaking at his university is unlawful.”
… but he didn’t, did he? Silly, silly little man. https://t.co/pVAbYESS8g
— John O’Connell (@jdpoc) February 10, 2026
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They’re threatening to take away funding to a university because a student society banned them, and they’re pretending it was the entire university.
So pathetic. https://t.co/3YeaZ1RjQ7
— Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) February 10, 2026
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Like Zia and Richard Stupid Tice, Lee seems to be mistaking a debating society for the actual university. The society is not part of Bangor University, receives no state funding and simply said no thanks when two morons tried to invite themselves to their club. https://t.co/nrGx9YEWAf
— Parody Nigel Farage (@Parody_PM) February 10, 2026
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Oh, dear, oh dear, Zia. Another #Reform FuckUp.
1. Statement is from the Debating Society, not #Bangor University. At the request of the students. One does not represent the other.
2. Threatening funding from a group that disagrees with you is … very Berlin 1934. https://t.co/TlvsxTaeU7 pic.twitter.com/TZ36NatHrc
— John O’Connell (@jdpoc) February 10, 2026
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This party is the biggest bunch of wet blanket cry babies out there. Honestly so lame, don’t you have actual jobs to be doing? https://t.co/aYWlFfmttW
— Soph (@SophieMcDLaw) February 10, 2026
To conclude …
Bangor University haven’t banned you. A student society did.
Student debating societies are independent from universities. Threatening to strip £30m of state funding and punish thousands of staff and students because a debating club hurt your feelings isn’t ‘strong… https://t.co/WClw0YGzwT
— Neil Roberts (@neilrobertscdf) February 10, 2026
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